IN PERSON: Housing Rights Resource Fair

Friday, October 25th, 2:00pm-5:00pm

Join us Friday afternoon for a Housing Rights Resource Fair! Los Angeles is in a housing crisis, with many individuals and families across the county experiencing housing instability. Connect with organizing, advocacy, and educational organizations throughout Los Angeles and learn about your right to fair and safe housing. Whether you are facing an eviction, being pressured to move, have habitability issues or are dealing with harassment, come meet a variety of organizations that fight for housing rights in Los Angeles.

Participating Organizations:

Coalition for Economic Survival (CES) works to empower, educate and organize tenants living in private and government subsidized housing to fight to ensure tenants’ rights and preserve quality and safe affordable housing.

 

Eviction Defense Network (EDN) is a community based nonprofit dedicated to closing the access to justice gap for individuals and families facing eviction in LA County.

 

Housing Rights Center (HRC) is the nation’s largest non-profit civil rights organization dedicated to securing and promoting Fair Housing. HRC offers free housing counseling, discrimination investigation, outreach and education.

 

Inquilinos Unidos empowers low-income Los Angeles tenants through community organizing, education and advocacy.

 

Los Angeles Community Action Network help people dealing with poverty create & discover opportunities, while serving as a vehicle to ensure we have voice, power & opinion in the decisions that are directly affecting us.

Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU) is a diverse, tenant-led movement fighting for the human right to housing for all. LATU organizes tenant associations, teaches tenants’ rights, and engages in direct actions in support of tenants.

 

People Assisting The Homeless (PATH) provides supports individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness with transitional housing, homelessness prevention, support services, and assistance getting into permanent housing.

People Organized for Westside Renewal (POWER) is a membership-based community organizing group. POWER starts locally, working on issues that matter to people in our communities, such as affordable housing, community safety, and quality education.

 

 

Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) builds community power and leadership for economic justice.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney

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ON DEMAND: MCLE Volunteer Training: Eviction Defense

Class recorded October 25, 2024

This training provides an overview of how to answer an unlawful detainer complaint and preserve issues for trial.  It covers defenses related to notices, service of process, habitability, FEHA, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, and more.  After completing this training attorney volunteers can sign up to participate at Community Legal Aid SoCal’s legal aid clinics as well as those at other local organizations.   

MCLE Disclaimer: MCLE credit is only granted to attorneys licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California. Attorneys from other jurisdictions should contact their state bar to learn about credit reciprocity.

Earn 1.0 hour General MCLE Credit

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials and the ability to type on your device and use Zoom to ask questions or use the chat features. 

Presented by: Shaista Azad, Attorney, Community Legal Aid SoCal (https://www.communitylegalsocal.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

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IN-PERSON: Lawyers in the Library

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

By appointment only. Register online at www.lalawlibrary.org/litl.

 We invite you to make a request for a free consultation below.  Before your consultation, though, we highly recommend that you consult with a reference librarian by email at 

Areas of law that are usually covered include:

  • Challenging Government Agency Decisions (Writs)
  • Civil Harassment Restraining Orders
  • Conservatorships
  • Contracts (formation and breach)
  • Credit Card/Debt Collection
  • Criminal Law
  • Divorce, Child Custody & Support
  • Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
  • Elder Abuse
  • Employment Law
  • Estate Planning
  • Immigration
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Personal Injury/Auto Accident
  • Probate Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Small Business
  • Small Claims

A few things you should know:

  • Each person is allowed two consultations per calendar year.
  • This program is not a substitute for legal representation.
  • Attorneys will provide advice about filling out forms but will not fill out your forms.
  • We do our best to facilitate helpful consultations but cannot provide guaranties, given the popularity of the program, the dependence on volunteers and the broad range of issues.

Location:

                LA Law Library-Main Branch

                301 W. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Presented by: LA Law Library

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

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ON DEMAND: Wills & Trusts: Where You Begin

Class recorded October 25, 2024

Planning for the end of life, illness or disability is complicated, and it’s hard to know where to start. Preparing proper legal documentation now, while you are still able, can protect your loved ones financially and emotionally in case of death or incapacity. This class provides you with the legal basics, including the different ways of ensuring that your money and property pass to your heirs the way you want and with as little trouble and expense as possible (wills and trusts), plus the options available to make sure you receive the medical treatment you want at the end of life (advanced health care directives). You will also learn about free resources available to help. Learning important legal fundamentals about wills, trusts and advanced health care planning can make your legal journey easier and more successful.
               
Class covers:

  • The importance of writing a will and/or creating a trust
  • Pros and cons of trusts vs. wills, and why you might need both
  • Do-it-yourself estate planning vs. hiring a lawyer
  • What probate is, and how to help your heirs avoid it
  • Different types of trusts, and when each is appropriate
  • Advanced health care directives: how to make sure you receive the medical treatment you want during severe illness or end of life


Presented by: 

Crystal Hayes Hill (Crystal Hayes Hill, Probate Lawyer - Keystone Law Group (keystone-law.com), Senior Counsel, Keystone Law Group, P.C.

Registration fees: FREE

No legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

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EN PERSONA: Tutelas Testamentarias y Alternativas de California

viernes, 25 de octubre, 2024: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

**Esta sesión se impartirá solamente en español**

¿Necesita ayudar a un adulto discapacitado que tiene dificultades para gestionar sus actividades de la vida diaria y su cuidado personal? Hay muchas maneras de intentar ayudar. Comprender las herramientas y opciones legales disponibles es el primer paso para encontrar la mejor manera de ayudar.

 La clase cubre:

  • Herramientas legales para ayudar si la persona discapacitada entiende que necesita y quiere ayuda para gestionar su autocuidado
  • Una descripción general de las tutelas testamentarias si la capacidad es una preocupación
  • Explicar el proceso judicial para ser nombrado curador
  • Qué esperar antes de la audiencia sobre el nombramiento de un tutor
  • Qué esperar si lo nombran curador y sus responsabilidades
  • Derechos del adulto discapacitado conservado
  • Explorar los cambios recientes en la ley de California y los acuerdos de toma de decisiones con apoyo como opciones a considerar

En Persona: No es necesaria inscripción previa ni cita telefónica. El espacio es limitado. Los participantes se registran el día del programa y serán atendidos por orden de llegada. El check-in comienza a las 9:30 a.m.

Presentado por: Katherine H. Chew, Directora Ejecutiva, LA Law Library (https://www.lalawlibrary.org/)

Cuota de inscripción: GRATIS

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